Russian strikes kill five in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region

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Posted Aug 29, 2026, 05:30 PM UTC · In the digest of 2026-08-29-1730
Russian strikes kill five in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region
Photo: Ziarul de Gardă

Five people were killed and 16 injured as Russian forces launched nearly 60 strikes across Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region over 24 hours, local authorities reported.

At least five people were killed and 16 others sustained injuries following a series of Russian bombardments across Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region over a 24-hour period. Local emergency services reported that Russian forces carried out nearly 60 separate attacks targeting five districts in the area.

The highest casualty count was recorded in the Kamianske district, where three people died and five were injured. In the Pavlohrad district, artillery shelling and drone strikes resulted in two fatalities and seven wounded. Further casualties and infrastructure damage occurred in the Nikopol district, where firefighters worked to extinguish blazes caused by the shelling. Emergency crews remain on-site clearing rubble and assisting victims.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

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